Whirligig, Spin - 50m 54s - Music Database

Tracks & Durations

1. Favorite Sharks	5:52
2. A Fair Maid Walking	5:28
3. Wink	5:02
4. The Nobleman's Wedding	5:28
5. Mood Vertigo	4:45
6. The Constant Lover	4:59
7. The Abbey Reels	4:49
8. Gregorian Chant	2:23
9. Through the Bitter Frost and Snow	5:55
10. Revolution Earth	5:57
11. (unknown)	0:07

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Review

Whirligig comes on strong with the opener to Spin, throwing their traditional Irish engine into full throttle with "Favorite Sharks." But a few songs further into the album and one finds there's much more to these New Yorkers than just fiddles and pipes. They dip into pop, jazz, klezmer, and even New Age territory with clarinet and saxophone in modern interpretations of traditional ballads and reels. This is not new--their debut, The Wheel, gave us a peek at this cross-culturally vibrant musical style--but on Spin their confidence extends for another set of assured music. They stretch adeptly from such slow, pleasant ballads as "The Nobleman's Wedding" to the energetic mandolin-laced "Mood Vertigo" to the folkish experimentalism of "Revolution Earth." All that and Lisa Moscatiello's voice, which recalls the rounded warmth of Niamh Parsons, and a strong album of innovative world-Celtic music emerges. --Karen K. HuggOut of the musical melting pot of New York City comes a group of innovative master musicians who together create a sound that is all their own. Firmly rooted in the music of Ireland, and playing over 20 instruments between them, WHIRLIGIG's vibrant, multi-faceted sound is filled with a wide variety of influences and sounds from other folk and world music traditions. Their dynamic arrangements are infused with flavors from the fields of jazz, rock and classical music.

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